Actress Fann Wong celebrates husband Christopher Lee’s 53rd birthday with kelong cake
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Local celebrity couple Christopher Lee and Fann Wong celebrating Lee's 53rd birthday with their son Zed.
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SINGAPORE – Actress Fann Wong dished up some creative sweet treats to celebrate her husband Christopher Lee’s 53rd birthday on July 23.
She posted on Instagram photos of the festivities at Japanese restaurant Sushi Zen on the same day, showing the celebrity couple with their nine-year-old son Zed as they posed with two cakes.
One was adorned with macarons, with the message “Happy birthday to the most handsome Chris” on its base, while the other was inspired by Lee’s Mediacorp variety cooking series, Dishing With Chris Lee (2022 to present).
On the show, actor-host Lee – who was raised in a Malaysian kampung – invites celebrity guests to try his home-cooked food in a rustic setting. The first season was set in a humble village house in Pulau Ubin, while the second season, which wrapped its broadcast run in July, was shot on a kelong (offshore platform) near Pulau Ubin.
The cake recreates a kelong house, which stands on stilts in the water, with a figure of Lee in a boat next to it.
In a caption accompanying the post, Fann, 53, wrote: “Happy birthday to the love of my life. Forever grateful for every moment we (have shared) and excited for all the adventures still to come. Love you endlessly.”
Fann is an accomplished baker with an online pastry store called Fanntasy Bakes. She is also the host of local baking series Creme De La Creme (2021 to present) alongside fellow celebrity baker and actress Jeanette Aw. But Lee’s cakes were ordered from other bakeries.
She tagged home-grown pastry store J Petite Patisserie for the cake with macarons and cakemaker Baker’s Heart for the kelong creation.
In recent years, Fann has cut back on on-screen appearances and acting engagements to focus on caring for Zed, while Lee has carved out a successful career in Taiwan.
He nabbed the Golden Bell Award for Best Leading Actor in a Miniseries in 2021 for the drama Workers and Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series for thriller Danger Zone in 2022.
